Where your road dollars will go

BIG Rigs wants to keep you updated on road works affecting truck drivers and with the help of the Federal Infrastructure and Transport minister Anthony Albanese's office has a list of Queensland works that are underway and their expected time frames, other states will be covered in upcoming editions.

The project will deliver safer, less congested driving conditions along this section of motorway about 11,800 trucks use this road every day.

Pacific Motorway: Widening between Nerang and Mudgeeraba Interchanges - project involves widening from four to six lanes between Pappas Way and Mudgeeraba Interchange. Cost: $223.5 million. Expected completion early 2015.

About 4,500 trucks use this road every day.

Mains and Kessels Interchange: Install a grade separation at the intersection between these two roads. Cost: $300 million. Expected completion mid-2014.

About 7000 trucks use this road daily.

Gateway Motorway North (Nudgee Road to Bruce Highway): Construct an additional northbound lane between the Sandgate Road Interchange and the existing five lane section south of the Deagon Deviation. Cost: $125 million. Expected completion early 2014. About 11,000 trucks use this road daily.

Cost: $150 million. Expected completion late 2013. The project will deliver safer, faster and less congested driving conditions along the highway as well as easier access to and from the City's growing southern suburbs. About 3,300 trucks use this road daily.

Townsville Port Access Rd: Construct a new dedicated freight route connecting the Bruce and Flinders highways to the Port of Townsville. Expected complete late 2012.

The project will give the operators of road trains direct access to the port, currently, they have to stop at the city's outskirts and break their vehicles up into single trailers before accessing the port via semi-suburban roads. The government estimates 1000 trucks will use this road daily once complete.